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Please SPREAD THE WORD! We need lots of people so show their support to save the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Mansion Library.

If people tell you they don’t live in South Euclid or Lyndhurst, please try to explain to them that this is a REGIONAL issue because:

The sale of Telling will be a loss of public wealth for all of us. All Cuyahoga County and state residents have been supporting Telling Mansion for the past 60 years. If Telling is sold, this public investment will be transferred into the hands of one person or a private company.

Our money. To fund the Facilities Master Plan, the Library Board unilaterally issued $75 million in notes that we will all have to pay back, along with $100 million in interest.

Disregard for the democratic process. Not a single citizen got to vote on this plan or for Board members Library Board members are not elected, but appointed by County Executive and Common Pleas Court.

Fiscal irresponsibility. Renovating all 3 Telling buildings will cost $5 million. It will cost $12.6 million to build a new Library. The Library Board is negotiating to sell Telling for $755,000. It cost $700,000 to build in 1930. There is no need to sell Telling, much less “give it away”.

The best and highest use of this building is as a public library.

What kind of message are we sending about our area?

Will selling a building on the National Register of Historic Places and an Ohio Landmark help attract new residents?

The sale of Telling Mansion is so illogical that people think we are not telling them the whole story or twisting the facts. Encourage them to ask questions, and to contact the committee at 216-694-8304 or email us at: savethemansionlibrary@gmail.com